Volvo, the Swedish car manufacturer wholly owned by Ford Motor Company, celebrating 80 years of existence and participation in the auto industry. car company known for its commitment to consumer safety started in 1927 when it was founded as a subsidiary of ball bearing manufacturer SKF.
In 1935, the company sold the public on the Swedish stock exchange. From then until 1999, Volvo was owned by AB Volvo. After that, Ford Motor Company acquired the brand of cars and made a part of Ford's Premier Automotive Group, which consists of European luxury brands Jaguar and as recently sold Aston Martin. Volvo is specialized in manufacturing high-end cars known for safety. Tender for sale of Volvo cars includes under Acura, Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Infiniti, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz and Saab brands.
Scandinavian automaker headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. Its first director was Assar Gabrielson and the first technical director was Gustav Larson. world-renowned reputation for safety is maintained Volvo started since his birth. In fact, according to Gabrielson and Larson, "Cars are driven by people So the guiding principle behind everything at Volvo is and must remain safety .." From then until now, Volvo remains as the world's leading manufacturer of car safety. Numerous advances in safety features for automobiles were developed objects created by Volvo for the sole purposes.
Volvo's first name was intended for a special series of ball bearings, SKF has created to be sold in the United States. Although the ball bearings were manufactured with stamped "Volvo" and were published in the market. In fact, the first time that Volvo's name was used publicly in 1927 when Volvo Cars was founded.
company's first ever vehicle that are entirely made out of its plants in the 14 April 1927 and was called to Volvo OV 4th After this model, Volvo manufactures several models of closed-top and convertible models. Since Sweden's climate is harsh for most of the year for shared cars, Volvo designed its vehicles to be punishment from the elements. During that time, Volvo accessories are yet to gain popularity.
Volvo logo is an ancient chemistry sign for iron. people behind the company logo was chosen as a symbol of power have used the iron on their cars. In addition, Sweden is also known as one of the best producers of high quality iron. When the company applied for registration for the logo, they just copied the front grille of the OV 4th Since then, Volvo logo has become almost standard, the scale at which the car manufacturers to compare the safety of their vehicles.
Today, the company manufactures a variety of car body. SUVs, wagons, sedan, coupe and now are part of the Volvo lineup rises in the global market.